Possible problems and update on progress 
I have now completed the circuit  board and will upload a picture soon.
Problem number 1- I am massively behind due to the difficulty in finding the components and a general lack of any motivation to work over the summer. While the listed components on a website are all available via link. The website that is linked to does not have stores present in the uk and so therefore does not deliver which was pretty annoying to say the least. In the end instead of using the american radio shack I had to use a mix of amazon and maplin.
Problem 2 - I think I may have ordered the wrong type of transistor. Due to the difficulty in finding the right components the brand and design (but not function). Most of the time I had to fine a equivalent component to use and so the transistors I used varied heavily in type as you sound see.
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062609
http://www.maplin.co.uk/medium-power-npn-silicon-transistor-19063

Problem 3 - I greatly underestimated how much knowledge I would need to solder the circuit board together. I now have great doubt in whether the final product will work as a result of some pretty crappy soldering which is a combination of a failure to plan or read into the actual process of construction.